best overall weapon

[Eroedan]

what is the best weapon overall if you master it?
also what is the flexible and kinda fast pace weapon?

[Faust Wither]

long sword, can't block but once you master it you can't get hit while hitting monster.

[Kawalorn]

Best we can judge that by are speed run stats, and most records belong to Heavy Bow Gun.

[Sekaro]

The Tonfa is, no joke, the best overall weapon in MH. They're lightning fast (even faster than DB) & deals high impact dmg. They're so OP that the devs decided not to include them in World, afraid that they might overshadow the other weapons :)

[ᔑᓭ∴ᔑリ⊣]

honestly I think greatsword, hammer, and longsword are some of the best weapons purely because they are simple and easy to learn and its relatively easy to be able to kill stuff in a fast time without too much effort (like using specific decorations or committing to certain combos etc)

[Leoscar]

Probably HBG, bow, dual blades, and charged blade. These can reach a very high DPS.

A fast but flexible weapon? Dual blades but they have a short range.
Longsword, it's slower than DBs but has a longer range.
Last I checked light bow gun can do some serious damage, but take that with a grain of salt.

[Corrupt-nz]

Dragonator

[NoobMaster69]

For general, non specific hunting/use, I've found the best overall is an Impact Charge Blade, because of how universally good it is at everything. You don't have to make elemental specific builds for it either.

It can deal K.O damage, it can chop tails, it can block, it can be a sword and shield, or it can be an Axe depending on the situation. It's sword and shield mode is relatively quick so you can keep up with fast monsters, and it can do some insane damage bombs with a SAED or you can be a swingy boi with the Savage Axe.

Edit:

Not to mention you can guard point against nearly every attack that you'd otherwise have to waste time dodging and re-positioning. You can just sit there and tank a hit and keep in the action.

[Eroedan]

Too many opinions here, im kinda confused
but as i get Longsword is one of them

[Imperial City Guard]

Publicado originalmente por Kawalorn:

Best we can judge that by are speed run stats, and most records belong to Heavy Bow Gun.

Wait, isn't air gs the best weapon in the game?

[NoobMaster69]

Publicado originalmente por Eroedan:

Too many opinions here, im kinda confused :cozyteddymoo:
but as i get Longsword is one of them

Well do you mean best overall weapon in terms of re-usability (i.e, how good it is verses varying monsters) or best overall in terms of something like sheer damage / speed-run potential?

Need to specify the question otherwise you'll get hugely varying answers.

[Imperial City Guard]

Publicado originalmente por Eroedan:

Too many opinions here, im kinda confused :cozyteddymoo:
but as i get Longsword is one of them

Here is the problem. all weapons are extremely unique with each giving a playstyle that when mastered, it just feel great.
If you're looking to speedrun, there is tier list and records otherwise, try them all.
I fell in love with lance recently due of it's ability to never have to back down from a monster and literally always damage him.
But lance have it's weakness.
When you down a monster it just outright suck. because your damage is extremely steady.
Edit, lance also have the sickest shmovement in the game.

[GT-R]

Best overall is the bowguns, they have all ammo to counter all monsters.
They're also the fastest to speedrun any hunts.

[Eroedan]

Publicado originalmente por Eroedan:

yeah i wanted to know which weapon mostly great for beating varying monsters

Publicado originalmente por NoobMaster69:

Publicado originalmente por Eroedan:

Too many opinions here, im kinda confused
but as i get Longsword is one of them

Well do you mean best overall weapon in terms of re-usability (i.e, how good it is verses varying monsters) or best overall in terms of something like sheer damage / speed-run potential?

Need to specify the question otherwise you'll get hugely varying answers.

[NoobMaster69]

Publicado originalmente por Eroedan:

Publicado originalmente por Eroedan:

yeah i wanted to know which weapon mostly great for beating varying monsters

Publicado originalmente por NoobMaster69:

Well do you mean best overall weapon in terms of re-usability (i.e, how good it is verses varying monsters) or best overall in terms of something like sheer damage / speed-run potential?

Need to specify the question otherwise you'll get hugely varying answers.

Then it will really be down to personal preference, but as a general rule of thumb, anything that does not do elemental damage will be good overall. This is because (obviously) a fire elemental weapon will not be effective against a fire resistant monster.

On the other hand, if you have a KO and/or raw damage weapon, all monsters are weak to getting bonked hard.

So Charge Blade, Hammer and Great Sword are a few off the top of my head that would be universally good. Out of those CB imo is the most adaptable because it can deal KO & Severing damage, while AFAIK the Hammer only does KO and the Great Sword only does Severing (I think).

[Fat Pigeon]

If you want to rofl stomp the game, use spread hbg (and at some other targets like Shara phase 1 pierce) and you can laugh like a maniac happy spray and pray.